The Comeback is an American television comedy series created by Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King for HBO. Starring Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a former sitcom actress seeking to revive her career, the series satirizes the entertainment and reality-television industries. The show uses a mockumentary/found-footage style in early episodes and blends single- and multi-camera formats across its run, spanning three seasons between 2005 and 2026.